Ware rack



Nov. 20, 1928.

D. DENELSBECK ET AL WARE RACK Filed April 2, 1924 Patented Nov. 20,1928.

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.UNITEDSTATES PATENT orties@` DAVID DENELSBEOK AND CLARENCE D. DrLLE, OEiiEwnRs, Oii'ro, Ass? `s 'rnE OWENS BOTTLE COMPANY, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, a'consola-irren er o o, l

WARE Raon;

Application meanprn e,

i ceiving and transporting from one place to another, various materials,articles of manufacture, merchandise, etc.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical`apparatus adapted for handling such articles or materlals, with aminimum amount of labor and effort, particularly where such articles arereceived at one level .and are to be stored or placed at a higher orlower level. y Other objects of the invention and the precise naturethereof will appear more fully hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a-part sectional side elevation of an apparatus,constructed.in accordance with our invention. f

Figure Q, is a partvsectional end elevation of the same. f

Figure?) is a detail view showing a latch for holding a tray in elevatedposition.

Figure 4 is a sectional detail showing the hinge connections for thetrays.`

As herein shown, ware racks are mounte on a truck 10, adjacent its twotends. The truck may be a trailer of usual construction. Each rack frameis supported on a vbase 11, which may be bolted to the truck, said basehaving an integral vertical stem or shaft 12. The rack-supporting frameistriangular in shape and comprises horizontal base strips 13 andinclined side strips 14. The frame is mounted for rotation on the shaft12 bl means of bearing members 15 and 16. frame piece 9 extendinglengthwise of the frame forms a connection between the bearsA ing member16 and the strips 14. Strips 8 vat the base of the frame form aconnection may have a pivotal connection with the shaft" 17 by means ofhinge straps 19 secured to the bottoms of the trays and pivoted to theshaft 17. This construction permits either tray 18 to be swung from itsdownward position, upward to a position in line with the other tray, asindicated at the left hand side of 1924. Serial No. 703,687.

Figure 1. The uppertray held in its elevated pos1 ion by a latch 21having a hinge connection with the ottoni of tletray. The frame carryingthe trays can be. rotated aboiat the vertical axis of the shaft :isidjisnormally held against rotation hy a sleeve riesling` leer may helreferred to.' For this purpose, the ti Ver1() moved to a convenientposit n at the delivery end of the leer and the bottles 29 orotherarticles are placed on 'the trays 18 while the latter-are in theirlowered position. After all the trays are loaded, the trailer may hemoved to 'position for unloading. TWhen the; ware is to be stacked up orplaced in a position higher than can be conveniently reached by a'person unloading froin a tray in its lowered position, the tray is swungupward to the elevated position shownv at the left of Figurel.Theattendant can then, by standing on a platform,

or at a suitable elevated position, readilyv transferthe ware from theelevated rack to has been emptied, it may be lowered and the other trayon the same frame elevated to position for unloading. The swivelconnection permits both trays to be brought to the same elevatedposition without shifting the truck. I

' It will be noted that the-bottles are supported in an upwardlyinclined positionl convenient for handling, both when the tray is in itslowered position and also when swung up 1 to its elevation position. Thepresent invention obviates the need oftier machines which,

. prior to this invention, have ordinarily been used for elevating thetruclnand also greatly lreduces the amount of handling of the ware,heretofore found necessary.

The use of the present invention in the handling and storing ofglassware l'has been described merely as an example of the various usesto which the invention may be applied.

Modifications' of the apparatus and its manner of use, maybe resorted towithin the spirit and scope of our invention. i

What we claim is:

l. The` combination of a base comprising a pair ot' horizontally spacedinterconnected y triangular frames, each having downwardly having itssides downwardly and outwardly and outwardly divergent sides, ahorizontal pivot rod interconnecting the upper ends of Y said frames,trays hinged to the rod and normally restingon said sides, said. traysbein free to be individually swung upward- 1 a ove the pivot rodvinto`alignment with the other tray, and means to hold either tray inthe-upward position.

2. The combination of a triangular frame divergent, a horizontal pivotrod at the apex ofsald frame, trays hinged to said rod andv respectivelysupported on the inclined sides of the frame said pivot rod extendingalong the upper e ges of the tloors of the trays,

" each said'tray comprising article supporting plates extending upwardlyand outwardly rom the floor ot' the tray at the ends theref of, eachtray being free to be swung upward to a position substantially above andin line 'Y with the other.t1ay while the latter is in its y of saidframe, trays hinged to said rod and respectively supported ontheinclined sides oithe frame, said pivot rod extending along the upperedges of the floors ofthe trays, each said tray comprising articlesupporting plates extending upwardly and outwardly from the iioor of thetray at the ends thereof, each tray being free to be swung up-` ward" toa position substantially above and in line. with the other tray whilethe latter is in its lowered position, means to hold the 'upwardly swungtray in its upward position,

the adjacent said ends'of the tray being arranged to abut when the traysare aligned and thereby limit the upward swin ing movement of the uppertray, a standar on which the frame is mounted for rotation about avertical axis, and a spring detent to hold the frame in a predeterminedrotative Vposition. A i

4. The combination of a truck, vertical standards mounted thereon,triany lar frames swivelly mounted on the stan ards, each saidframecomprising a horizontal base and upwardl convergent sides, ahorizontallydisposed inge rod at the apex of each frame, tra hinged toeach said rod and extending r ownwardly along the sides of the frame,each tray `being arranged to be swung upward about its hinge rod to aposition in line with the other trayV on the frame, each tray having ateach end an article supporting end piece projecting upwardly and outtwardly from the door of the traywhereby cach tray is provided with anend plate in article supporting osition whenthe tray is in either itsupwardly or downwardly swung position, the adjacent" end platesA oteachpair of trays being arranged to abut when the two trays are in line andthereby limit Y the upward tray. Y i f Signed at Newark, in the countyof Licking and State of Ohio, this26th day of March, 1924. i A t y YDAVIDDENELSBECK.

.i `CLARENGE D. BILLE?l YSwinging movement of the upper

